CVE-2022-20500 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Google Android

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional ConditionsCWE-754 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions8 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 90.70%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Platform Frameworks BaseGoogle Android
Timeline
PublishedDec 13
Latest updateJun 11

Description

In loadFromXml of ShortcutPackage.java, there is a possible crash on boot due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-246540168

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5google/androidAndroid-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13
▶NVDgoogle/android5 versions+4
▶Androidplatform/frameworks_base10:0 — 10:2022-12-01+4

Patches

Patch: source.android.com ↗Patch: source.android.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-wpr6-p2f8-xgcj: In loadFromXml of ShortcutPackage↗2022-12-13
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OSV
CVE-2022-20500: In loadFromXml of ShortcutPackage↗2022-12-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
CISA ICS
Siemens SIMATIC↗2024-03-14
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Android
CVE-2022-20500: Android Security Bulletin 2022-12-01 CVE: CVE-2022-20500 Severity: HIGH Type: DoS Affected AOSP versions: 10, 11, 12, 12L, 13 References: A-246540168↗2022-12-01
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📄Research Papers

1
arXiv
Mono: Is Your "Clean" Vulnerability Dataset Really Solvable? Exposing and Trapping Undecidable Patches and Beyond↗2025-06-11
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